"We’re only as good as our weakest link. There are plenty of companies that will tell you they have components that are compatible with Straumann, but they are not authentic Straumann products. There are studies showing that using non-authentic products may cause microleakage, micromovement and ultimately can cause failure of the abutment and implant . So it is of utmost importance that if we make the choice to start with a Straumann product, the dentist, and the lab follows through after that (and chooses original Straumann components)."